Jeffrey Boxer is the Deputy Digital at the Forward. Contact him at boxer@forward.com, or follow him on Twitter @jeffboxer.
Jeffrey Boxer
By Jeffrey Boxer
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The Schmooze Thanks To Team Israel, #JewCrew Is Trending On Twitter
The day before Team Israel kicked off the 2017 World Baseball Classic with an upset win over South Korea, manager Jerry Weinstein, pitcher Jason Marquis and third baseman Cody Decker held a press conference to discuss the team’s preparation for the tournament. Decker brought along the team’s 5-foot tall mascot, Mensch on a Bench. He…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Team Israel Wears Matching Kippot During Hatikvah
Israel’s World Baseball Classic squad is almost entirely made up of American Jews, but the team has put on a heartwarming display of Israeli pride and camaraderie before each of their games at the tournament. During the playing of Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, the players took off their baseball caps and replaced them with…
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The Schmooze Here Are The 40 Countries Ranked Higher At Baseball Than The 2-0 Team Israel
Despite being the consensus underdogs heading into the World Baseball Classic, Team Israel is 2-0 and stands on the cusp of qualifying for the second round of tournament play. The unheralded collection of Jewish athletes has defeated the No. 3 (South Korea) and No. 4 (Japan) teams in the world, and face the Netherlands on…
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The Schmooze It’s Time To Pay Attention To Team Israel’s Merry Band Of Misfits
To call Team Israel an underdog at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) would be something of an understatement. ESPN called the squad a cross between the Mighty Ducks and the Jamaican bobsled teams. Bookmakers listed Israel at 200-1 to win a tournament that has just 16 teams. Goliath, meet David. It’s time to hop on…
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The Schmooze WATCH: Trevor Noah Rips Apart Trump’s Response To Anti-Semitism
“We had a really nice show planned for you,” Trevor Noah began last night’s “The Daily Show.” “Very civil, very calm. And then, in the middle of the day, Hurricane Trump happened.” The “hurricane” in question took place at The White House press conference on Thursday, when the president had a particularly volatile response to…
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The Schmooze Trevor Noah: Donald Trump May Have Found A Solution To Peace In The Middle East
President Trump’s solution to peace in the Middle East? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. At least, that is Trevor Noah’s theory. After watching Trump “bumble” his way through a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, the host of “The Daily Show” floated the possibility that the President’s unique negotiating…
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Fast Forward More Than Half Of NFL Stars Pull Out Of Israel Junket
Israel’s tourism and public diplomacy ministries on February 5 announced that 11 NFL players were set to visit Israel and play in an exhibition game. By the time the trip kicked off, there were barely enough players to field a basketball team. Five players appeared at Haifa’s Rambam Hopsital on Tuesday, an embarrassing turnout just…
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Food Super Bowl Schmear – Owners Robert Kraft and Arthur Blank Reveal Their Favorite Bagels
It took Robert Kraft a few seconds to remember the name of his favorite bagel. “What do you call it, the brown bagel,” the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots said during a recent phone interview, shrugging off suggestions of dark rye or pumpernickel. His favorite bagel is whole wheat. But that only tells…
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